Finger engaging cigarette holder



Dec. 30, 1958 T. CROCELLA FINGER ENGAGING CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed May 14, 1956 INVEN TOR. THOMAS CROCELLA ATTORNEYS United This invention relates to a cigarette holder.

An object of the invention is to provide a cigarette holder adapted to be applied to a finger of a smoker for holding a cigarette whereby the cigarette may be smoked while in the holder and during the interval between puffs on the cigarette the hands of the smoker are free for other purposes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cigarette holder which may be conveniently applied to and removed from a finger of a hand of a smoker and in which the means for holding the cigarette is so located that a cigarette arranged in the holder may be placed in or removed from the mouth of the smoker without removing the cigarette from the holder.

Patent Still another object of the invention is to provide a cigarette holder of said character with means underlying the outer end of the cigarette for shielding the hand of the smoker from the heat of the burning cigarette.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a c garette holder which is produced from sheet material and bent to provide means for engagement about a finger of the smoker and to releasably hold a cigarette for convenient smoking thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cigarette holder of said character which is so constructed and arranged that the same may be disposed in upstanding relation on a supporting surface.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, reference is now made to the following specification and accompanying drawings in which the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view of a cigarette holder constructed in accordance with the invention and illustrating the same with a cigarette positioned in the holder.

Fig. 2 IS an end view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the holder.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the holder applied to the index linger of a hand.

Fig. 5 is a view showing the holder arranged in upright supported relation.

Referring to the drawings, the cigarette holder is preferably of unitary construction being fashioned from flat sheet material. The holder includes a finger engaging band 10 with a cigarette engaging loop 11 which is arranged with the axis thereof disposed in right angular relation with the axis of the finger engaging band. An extension 12 of slightly narrower width than that of the band 10 pro ects outwardly from one side thereof with the loop 11 formed at the outer end thereof and extending into overlying relation with the upper face of said extension.

The finger engaging band 10 is of split formation having overlapping ends 13 and 14 which may be sprung outwardly or inwardly to enlarge or reduce the diameter of the band to fit the size of the finger of the smoker. The extension 12 extends straight outwardly at one side of the band and in parallel relation with the axis thereof substantially midway between the ends 13 and 14. Projectmg from one side of the extension 12 is a tongue 16 which underlies one end of a cigarette positioned in the lop l1 and is bent downwardly as shown in Fig. 2 so as to overlie the back of the hand of the smoker whereby the tongue shields the hand from the heat of the lighted end of a cigarette.

The overlapping ends 13 and 14 are sufliciently resilient to retain the band 10 in set position on a finger of the smoker and the loop 11 is sulficiently resilient to grippingly engage a cigarette to retain the cigarette in the holder and to permit of the smoking thereof while in the holder. For this purpose the cigarette is positioned with the end to be inserted in the mouth projecting towards the thumb, while the lighted end of the cigarette overlies the tongue 16. The extension 12 is of elongated formation so as to permit of the convenient grasping of the holder for inserting the same on the finger of the smoker. As illustrated, the band 10 engages the index finger at the inner end thereof so that the tongue 16 overlies the back of the hand of the smoker to thereby position the cigarette so that the same may be conveni ently inserted in the mouth while the lighted end thereof overlies the tongue 16.

The band 10 is formed with an outer peripheral edge 17, all portions of which are located in a common plane disposed in angular relation to the axis of the band to permit of the supporting of the holder in upright relation on a supporting surface as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawmgs.

While the preferred form of the invention is shown and described herein, it is to be understood that the same is not so limited but shall cover and include any and all modifications thereof which fall Within the purview of the invention.

What is claimed is:

A linger engaging cigarette holder of integral construction from fiat sheet material, said holder including a finger engaging band having overlapping ends for constrictlng and enlarging the band to fit fingers of different sizes, a cigarette engaging loop arranged with the axis thereof disposed in substantially right angular relation with the axis of said finger engaging band and connected with sald finger engaging band by an extension projecting straight outwardly at one side of said band and in parallel relation with the axis thereof to dispose the cigarette tngaging loop in overlying relation with the outer end of said extension and in spaced relation with the finger engaging band and in overlying relation with the back of the hand when the finger engaging band is dis posed on a finger, a tongue projecting laterally outward at one side from the end of said extension and arranged in inclined relation to thereby dispose the outer end thereof in spaced relation from the cigarette and underlying the burning end thereof when the cigarette is disposed in the loop, and said finger engaging band having a peripheral edge located in a'common plane disposed in angular relation to the axis of the band for supporting the holder in upright relation.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,309,707 Tinnin July 15, 1919 1,891,431 Markart Dec. 20, 1932 2,072,851 Bailey Mar. 9, 1937 2,767,718 Hedrick Oct. 23, 1956 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,073,533 France a... Mar. 24, 1954 

